Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-12-02
State 11eps.
Pittsford has farmer who has moved
80 times in 80 years.

30 times in 80 years.
A. w. Gray's Sons of Middletown
Springs recently shipped to Africa rice
threshing machine, to be run by man in
stead of horse power.
Mrs. |. r. Hill of Elmore, deranged.
wandered from home, was gone two or
three days, and froze both her feet dur
ing her exposure.
There are over 1,5O0 incandescent
electric lights in use in the village of
Bellows Falls. The cost of each light to
the consumer is one cent per hour.
The managers of the Rutland mission
airy association expect to provide before
long home for aged women and tenn
porsry refuge for women sick or out of
employment and without home.
Mrs. Eveline Vernon Smith of Wood
stock, VT, sues the exectors of the es-
tate of the late ex-Congressman Smith of
New Jersey for her share, claiming to
have been legally married to Mr. Smith.
DIR. w. Seward Webb of New York is
to build handsome passenger station
this winter at Shelburn. On the COM
pletion of the new depot DR.. Webb pro-
poses to give it to the railroad company.
c. S. Rusman, a Central Vermont
brakeman was found on freight train at
Bethel, Thursday night unconscious. 1t
is supposed that he was struck by
bridge. AT last accounts he had not re-
covered consciousness.
The body of Jack Zero, who has been
missing for two weeks and was supposed
to have been murdered, was discovered
the other day under the snow on the lake
shore near Swanton. There was no
evidence of foul play. 1t looked as if
he had persisted while drunk.
The coming session of the Vermont
State grange, to be held at Montpelier
December l4-16, promises to be one of
the most interesting in the history of the
institution. The State board of agricul-
ture will hold meeting in connection
with the grange, and there will be other
special attractions.
Charles Weirs of West Barnet was run
over and killed by the cars last summer
while intoxicated, leaving wife and
aged mother. 1t appears that he did not
purchase the liquor in town. but sent off
for it, and had it delivered by express.
His mother and widow have now sued
the American Express company, claiming
So, 900 damages.
The next annual encampment of the
department of Vermont, G. A. r.. will
be held at st. Johnsbury during the last
of January. Comander-in-ChiefR ea will
be present during the encampment. The
most prominent candidates for depart
ment, commander are Capt ii. f. lay
Tor of Brattleboro' and Col. a. 5. Tracy
of Middlebury.
Nelson Holden, 20 years of age, died
suddenly of heart disease at Arlington
the other day. He had eaten hearty
dinner and soon after went to the car
shops near by to attend to some work
there, and while in conversation with one
of the men he suddenly fell forward up
on his face and died. Ten months since
Mr.. Holden awoke one morning to find
his wife lying dead in bed by his side.
She also died from heart disease.
G. S. Fassett of North Enosburg has
20 Jersey grades that have made $3.50
pounds of butter in the past year-or an
average of 269 pounds each. This has
Melted him 264 cents, or S7O.95 per COW,
and furnished grand total of Sl425.6O
for the butter alone. In addition to this
he has sold swine and calves, largely
raised on the sour milk, to the amount of
Sl67. He has fed the herd so worth of
grain, and, without estimating the value
of the manure, has had net income of
Sl592.70.
The sale of the Ely copper mines at
Bradford, which was advertised for last
week, has been postponed to January II.
This property, which was once sold for
81 10000 and was at the time fully
worth that amount, includes l,20O acres
of land, mine that is unequalled for the
production of the sulphurate of copper
ore, very extensive smelling works,
engines and other machinery that cost
over 100000, more than 100 good houses
and other buildings. The debts upon the
property amount to 100000 and those
interested would be glad to see 100000
realized from its sale.
Those who have re Gently been at the
Bates House, Rutland, will endorse the
following from the st. Adams Messen-
GER Mr.. Albert III. futile is fully dem
onstrating that good newspaper man
can make first-cass landlord; his man
agement of the Bates House, Rutland,